
Luigi Serenelli
Luigi is IPE's Berlin-based DACH correspondent.
His coverage includes regulation and the latest pensions and investments trends, and, being a native Italian, he also covers Italy’s pensions market.
He has reported from Italy and Germany on international politics and business for European and US publications including USA Today, Bloomberg BNA and for the investigative magazine L’Espresso. He was previously Germany correspondent for Mergermarket covering M&A.
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German regulator updates governance requirements for pension plans
Three new circulars concern members of management and supervisory boards
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German doctors’ scheme spots investment opportunities in energy infrastructure
‘We currently have more investment opportunities than available cash,’ says ÄVWL CEO Christian Mosel
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German actuaries propose maximum interest rate increase on pension products
The increase, of 1% from 2025 from 0.25% currently, is the fist increase in three decades
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Investors coalition creates platform to strengthen human rights stewardship
Labour Rights Investor Network demand oversight over labour rights by senior management of investee companies
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French dashboard to join European pension tracking service
The dashboard in France covers all pillars of the country’s pension system, with 42 pay-as-you go service providers and 100 private pension organisations on board
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EBRD starts process to rebuild Ukraine calling on investors
Key priorities for the war-torn country are keeping up economic growth and establishing a defense industry
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German government cuts funds for first pillar reform
Move comes following a Constitutional Court ruling clarifying ‘debt-brake’ rules
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Swiss government reviews first and second pillar pensions
In the second pillar, the reviewed ordinance clarifies the definition of pensioners’ portfolios
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Social partner model on track to expand to ceramics, glass, paper industries
Over 50 companies have already joined the social partner model in the chemical industry
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German baking industry starts DC options via BVV Pensionsfonds
The introduction of pure DC options – BVV.MAXRENTE – comes after more than three and half years of negotiations
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Germany’s Growth Fund raises €1bn with Allianz, BlackRock, Generali backing
Over 20 institutional investors allocated capital to the fund, investing in German and European venture capital and venture debt funds
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UBS to examine integration of Credit Suisse pension fund
Credit Suisse Pensionskasse has a funding ratio of 124.2%, CHF17bn assets under management, and over 16,000 members
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German lifeboat scheme increases members’ contributions
The volume of contributions increased last year to €685m from €242m in 2021
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Fondaereo plans to turn into a cross-border European scheme
The pension scheme has also reorganised its investment sub-funds, reducing them from four to three
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Swiss schemes to start engagement on biodiversity, nature protection via Ethos
The Ethos Engagement Pools Switzerland will also focus on promoting diversity and equal pay within companies
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German government to make pension funds join dashboard
The dashboard has so far recorded 1.3 million visitors, and 841,880 inquiries to pension funds from 125,545 registered users
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German open-ended Spezialfonds see ‘significantly lower’ inflows, says BVI
Net inflows of open-ended Spezialfonds totalled €27.4bn at the end of Q3 2023, down from €51.71bn recorded in the same period last year
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Occupational pension industry disappointed with IG Metall’s social partner model rebuff
The union continues to support company pensions under social partnerships, says MetallRente
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Swiss pension funds’ alternatives achieve better returns at higher costs
Last year best-performing pension funds invested 10.2% in alternatives compared with 5.6% invested by the worst-performing, says Swisscanto
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Publica uses democracy index to invest in government bonds
The scheme excludes countries violating basic democratic principles